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Battology

//bæˈtɑː.lə.d͡ʒi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Continual unnecessary reiteration of the same words, phrases, or ideas. countable, uncountable

    "Logomachy, battology, jingling of words, are all these fine speeches!"

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βαττολογία (battología, “stammering speech”).

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